How many at YOUR TubaChristmas?

[alfredr]

Davidgilbreath: Congratulations and welcome to your first year playing TubaChristmas. Thanks for reporting on Atlanta. I didn't make the Atlanta one this year, but I was at Porterdale. Usually there are two double-bell euphoniums that make it to both Atlanta and Porterdale, but I didn't see them at Porterdale this year. I see some of the other reports noting oldest instruments, not just youngest and oldest players. I sometimes think about taking something else, but I guess I can say I always take my left-handed Grand Rapids Band Instrument Co. euph that is apparently over 100 years old based on my research. Looks like it could be a contender.

[Ricko]

For your viewing pleasure... archived stream from yesterday's TubaChristmas in Nashville => http://www.ustream.tv/channel/first-bap ... al-events1" target="_blank

The stream started a little early - the playing starts around the 12 minute mark.

[davidgilbreath]

Davidgilbreath: Congratulations and welcome to your first year playing TubaChristmas. Thanks for reporting on Atlanta. I didn't make the Atlanta one this year, but I was at Porterdale. Usually there are two double-bell euphoniums that make it to both Atlanta and Porterdale, but I didn't see them at Porterdale this year. I see some of the other reports noting oldest instruments, not just youngest and oldest players. I sometimes think about taking something else, but I guess I can say I always take my left-handed Grand Rapids Band Instrument Co. euph that is apparently over 100 years old based on my research. Looks like it could be a contender.

There were two double-belled euphoniums at the ATL performace and Don had them demonstrate their sound. First time I can remember hearing a two-belled euph unaccompanied. One of the older(like me) guys had a 90+ year old peck horn. I brought the 83 year old "mythical tuba".

[Veloise]

... I always take my left-handed Grand Rapids Band Instrument Co. euph that is apparently over 100 years old based on my research. Looks like it could be a contender.

Need a photo, please.

--Karen D.
York souzie, 1927
and a York baritone

[Tom Eshelman]

I'd guess Columbus OH had 250-300 Monday. It was another highly enjoyable TubaChristmas under the leadership of Tony Zilincik. The musicality seemed much better (less dragging!).

[alfredr]

Veloise: I am not adept at much on the computer; I know little about putting photos on various forums. I know there are usually specific procedures for each forum. If it requires Photobucket or something like that, I don't do that. However, I will look into it. In the meantime, i was caught on tape at Atlanta's TubaChristmas a year or two ago (I think.) Maybe that can be found. Maybe not.

[alfredr]

Nope, I don't know how to post a photo, Sorry.

[alfredr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRz_pOpKSPk


Don't know if that will work either.


Youtube search for Tuba Christmas 2010 Atlanta Jingle Bells. I start showing up at about the 14 second mark and several more times. It is a USA LIne by Grand Rapids Band Instrument Co., a York stencil. Serial number is 22321. Sometime in a previous lifetime, someone had changed it to left-handed. Took it all apart and reversed it. I found it in a Goodwill store for about $50.

[edsel585960]

We had 13 tubas and 13 euphoniums at Punta Gorda Florida today. This is the 5th year for this site and it was the biggest turnout yet. The audience had a good time as well and the weather was perfect.

[Worth]

180+ in Winter Park FL just outside Orlando yesterday! Beautiful day and park venue. Coordinated by Gail Robertson with binders of her's and Chris Sharp's (both in attendance) arrangements from songs like Believe (Polar Express) to Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer handed out to supplement the normal TC book which made for a great time and crowd pleading performance. Perhaps the coolest part is observing and talking with the excited wide eyed middle schoolers lugging their prized beastly instruments, maybe a future Jacobs, Phillips, or who knows, even a Bloke. Also very interesting to observe the varieties of Tubas. The 1909 H.N. White King Helicon I recently got from jonesmj performed great as one of only 2 Helicons (the other was a European style rotary) and was perhaps the oldest horn there!

[Veloise]

We were 7 strong in Juneau!
Ages 11 to66.

DG

Stalking:

http://juneauempire.com/stories/122509/ ... 1374.shtml" target="_blank

[CA Transplant]

I'll be there next year, I hope. By then, my euph skills will be up to the gig. A tiny tuba is better than no tuba.

We had about 70 in St. Paul. That is down a bit. We routinely have over 100. there was 1 Sousaphone and 2 helicons. Oldest horns were from 1921 and 1922. Player age range was 11 to 78. The crowd was really into it. The church was full and they sang and clapped enthusiastically.

[Davy]

153 at Rochester, NY. Nice venue at Hochstein School of the Arts

[butch]

We have been 50 Persons in Rapperswil, Switzerland. We played at the local christmas market.

[Frank Byrne]

To the person who asked about the split between the two days in Kansas City, we had 341 one day and 360 the other. These were numbers verified from the actual attendance. If we had a place large enough, it would be fun to do it on one day but people do love playing in our magnificent concert hall. Thanks for all the interest.

[scottw]

TubaChristmas Philadelphia was held in 2 parts today: the Kimmel Center rules are a max of 100 per performance [secretly, I think the players may have gone over that a bit for the first. 1:pm, performance!], but that also included Philadelphia Orchestra principal tuba, Carol Jansch. The audience went for as far as the eye could see in the atrium and were very enthusiastic. The organizer and director, Jay Krush, was again excellent, both with the players and with the audience, explaining but not lecturing, if you see what I mean?
There were only 2 Sousaphones, one fiberglass, one helicon, 2 baritones and a lot of euphs, 4 marching baritones, a G contra, a beautifully restored King double-bell, and a ciambasso all the way from Connecticut. Oddly, there were no recording basses. The group was musical [yeah, go figure!] after a few blatophones tried their thing and quickly saw this was not the way we were going to play. All-in-all, a very nice end to the Christmas playing marathon for me. I'm off until New Years!

[bighonkintuba]

Marathon weekend:
Sat in Morristown, NJ: 45 musicians. The conductors did a very nice job. Lots of sousaphones, a Diston Eb/F 'harmony' (fancy alto?) horn, a typical Conn/King-type Eb alto/tenor horn, lots of sousaphones and a beautiful Yamaha F tuba that made me jealous. There were two high school/early college age blattophoners (why do they do that ), but everyone else sounded pretty good.

Sun in Philly: Also the early show. Fun! I then high-tailed it down to Bel Air, MD to play with 65 other musicians. Randy did a terrific job as conductor and also presented a beautiful rendition of O Holy Night on tuba with piano accompaniment. The performance takes place in a large armory space that was absolutely packed with audience members, which was nice to see. Two helicons and one sousaphone. This was a great day trip, which I plan to repeat next year if the dates coincide.

6 TCs for 2014, which is my record for one year. I'm off from performances until my midnight, January 1 solo renditions of Auld Lang Syne and other favorites from my front porch.

TubaChristmas Philadelphia was held in 2 parts today: the Kimmel Center rules are a max of 100 per performance [secretly, I think the players may have gone over that a bit for the first. 1:pm, performance!], but that also included Philadelphia Orchestra principal tuba, Carol Jansch. The audience went for as far as the eye could see in the atrium and were very enthusiastic. The organizer and director, Jay Krush, was again excellent, both with the players and with the audience, explaining but not lecturing, if you see what I mean?
There were only 2 Sousaphones, one fiberglass, one helicon, 2 baritones and a lot of euphs, 4 marching baritones, a G contra, a beautifully restored King double-bell, and a ciambasso all the way from Connecticut. Oddly, there were no recording basses. The group was musical [yeah, go figure!] after a few blatophones tried their thing and quickly saw this was not the way we were going to play. All-in-all, a very nice end to the Christmas playing marathon for me. I'm off until New Years!

[Heavy_Metal]

Were you the guy with the Conn fiberglass sousie?

[bighonkintuba]

Were you the guy with the Conn fiberglass sousie?

Yep!

[gionvil]

We were 52 in Lecco (Italy) last Saturday, with players coming from Northern and Central Italy , and one all the way from Latvia..

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